When we think about what happen in April in France, there is Easter (April 8th
this year), an important event that celebrates the resurrection of Christ. On that
day, a popular custom is that kids use to eat a lot of chocolate shaped like
egg or bunny. We eat even more chocolate than Christmas or Valentine’s Day.
There are some people that have a “crise de foie”* because of this. Try to
picture French eating chocolate during all the day. What do you think?

There is also a funny habit on the first of April. This is April fool's Day that is also celebrated in Japan.
It is said that it was created in France around the 16th
century. In French we say “poisson d’avril” and it means “April’s fish”. We
spend that day pleasantly by making jokes or spreading false rumors.

While this custom’s origin remains unclear, one of the traditional jokes
is to stick a paper fish on the back of someone.

When I was a kid I also used to do it to my classmates or teachers.
Generally, teachers also have fun, but when it is someone that doesn’t have any
humor it can become terrible. I have got told off by one of them once. With a
classmate I hid all the chalks that were in the classroom, but my teacher
suddenly got worked up. He should have used a marker pen!

By the way, in 2018, Easter will be on the first of April. What do we should
expect during that day?

*”crise de foie” means «
liver crisis »; it is a French expression to explain that kind of
indigestion.